Mumbai: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) will join hands with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (United States), as a part of its efforts to associate with noted international universities for Research and Development.

Pradipta Banerjee, Dean of alumni and international relations at IIT-B said, "IIT-B is looking at some kind of association with MIT. But talks are still at a preliminary stage. However, what is encouraging is that the MIT alumni in India are very excited about the possible interaction of their institute with IIT Bombay".

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with international universities including the Monash University (Australia), Rice University (USA), University of Southampton (United Kingdom) and University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) to facilitate join research work and faculty & student exchange programmes.

"For some time now, our focus has been to associate with top level universities. We have been trying to leverage research work with some of them so that it helps our institute in achieving the goal of acquiring a world class status," said Prof. Banerjee.

"Currently, we are focusing on ensuring that we are able to successfully operationalize the commitments we have made so far", added Prof. Banerjee.